Kentucky football gets a commitment from junior college cornerback

4:57 PM,
Jan. 16, 2013

University of Kentucky Football in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Ky.

Written by

Steve Jones
| The Courier-Journal

Arizona junior-college cornerback Nate Willis said he has committed to the University of Kentucky football team, the latest of a series of recent pledges the Wildcats have earned.

Willis, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound player at Arizona Western Community College, said he delivered the news to new UK cornerbacks coach Derrick Ansley on Wednesday and will commit to head coach Mark Stoops in person on Friday when he takes an official visit to Lexington. He said Ansley might visit him on Thursday.

"It was a blessing (to have an offer from UK)," said Willis, who is from Pahokee, Fla. "I grew up watching the ...